Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Click here to learn more.
Billy King Solomon (1944- )
Click here to learn more.
John Wesley Cromwell (1846-1927)
Click here to learn more.
Frances Cress Welsing (1935–2016)
Click here to learn more.
Jack Turner (circa 1840-1882)

Explore Global African History

Click here to learn more.
Black Studies Association (Kokujin Kenkyu no Kai) of Japan
Click here to learn more.
(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Honors Kwame Nkrumah on his Visit to Eastern Nigeria
Click here to learn more.
(1959) Sekou Touré, “The Political Leader Considered as the Representative of a Culture”
Click here to learn more.
The History of Belize

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Click here to learn more.
From the Slave Quarters to the Courtroom: The Story of the First African American Attorney in the United States
Click here to learn more.
Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate the New York City Fire Department
Click here to learn more.
Jazz in Occupied China: Black Jazzmen at the Japanese Prison Camp in Weihsien, China during World War II
Click here to learn more.
From Slave to Litigant: African Americans in Court in the Post-Civil War South

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators